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Creating Equitable Classrooms Through Action Research looks at the issue of educational equity and illustrates how action research can be used schoolwide or districtwide to address this challenge. The editors have been involved in a highly successful and much studied action research that is used districtwide with a focus on the particular demographics and challenges of their district. The results of the action research study have created a deep knowledge base and capacity. The text provides an overview of the key conceptual and structural features for implementing a schoolwide or districtwide action research program and includes ten studies on narrowing the achievement gap between racial and ethnic groups. The findings of the action research study are connected to the broader body of knowledge on equity in schools. The action research studies illustrate varied approaches to help educators planning an action research project or currently working on an action research project. Real stories and studies from classroom teachers serve as examples of authentic professional development and as springboards for discussion and reflection on the process of inquiry and the issues of equity.

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"Both the individual studies presented and the example of a school district investing in its teachers to create new solu­tions to enduring problems of schooling will provide the basis for dialogue and stimulate the creation of other opportunities for teachers to engage in action research in school districts across the country. "

Diane Yendol-Hoppey

"Recognizing the importance of race, class, gender, culture, and ability, the authors provide a window into the difficulties that professional educators grapple with as they face the challenge of teaching all children. This text is both authentic and practical, and itdemystifies issues of equity that pervade today's classrooms."

Terry Morganti-Fisher

"Action research of this caliber on the subject of equity is critically needed for all children tohave access to the same level of rigor and high standards.This is a must-read for districts who really want to turn action research into action that affects student learning."

Elizabeth Burmaster

"Provides teachers, principals, district administrators, and professional development specialists with compelling insight into the workings of a successful action research program, and offers ten excellent sample action research projects focused on increasing student achievement in diverse school settings. "

September 2007 Sir Reada Lot.org

"Both the individual studies presented and the example of a school district investing in its teachers to create new solu­tions to enduring problems of schooling will provide the basis for dialogue and stimulate the creation of other opportunities for teachers to engage in action research in school districts across the country."

From the Foreword by Elizabeth Burmaster

"Provides teachers, principals, district administrators, and professional development specialists with compelling insight into the workings of a successful action research program, and offers ten excellent sample action research projects focused on increasing student achievement in diverse school settings."

September 2007 SirReadaLot.org

"Both the individual studies presented and the example of a school district investing in its teachers to create new solu­tions to enduring problems of schooling will provide the basis for dialogue and stimulate the creation of other opportunities for teachers to engage in action research in school districts across the country."

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Table of Contents

Foreword Elizabeth Burmaster vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xv
About the Editors xvii
About the Contributors xix
How Action Research can Promote Equity
Classroom Action Research With a Focus on Equity Cathy Caro-Bruce Mary Klehr 3
Implementing a School District Action Research Program Cathy Caro-Bruce Mary Klehr 12
Action Research Studies
Been There, Done That: Student Inquiry About High School Dropouts Erik J. Shager 29
What Strategies Can I Incorporate So That the English Language Learners in My Classroom Will Better Understand Oral Directions? Shannon Richards 59
Understanding High School Black Male Students' Achievement and School Experience Quynh T. Nguyen 78
What Teacher Behaviors Encourage One At-Risk African American Boy to Be a Productive Member of Our Classroom Community? Barbara Williams 100
But Then It Got Real Jane Hammatt Kavaloski 125
We Want to Work With Our Friends Diane Coccari 156
Ribbons, Racism, and a Placenta: The Challenges and Surprises of Culturally Relevant Teaching Kate Lyman 170
Conclusions on Using aConstructivist Approach in a Heterogeneous Classroom Van E. Valaskey 202
Using African American Students' Preference for Working in Self-Selected Partnerships to Promote Math Achievement Julie Melton 231
Crossing Bridges of Culture, Color, and Language Denise M. Hanson 254
Conclusion
Tying It All Together: Implications for Classrooms, Schools, and Districts Ryan Flessner Kenneth Zeichner Kalani Eggington 277
Index 297

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